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Monday June 29, 4:49 pm Eastern Time
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SOURCE: Startec Global Communications Corporation
Startec Global CEO Awarded 1998 Entrepreneur of the Year
BETHESDA, Md., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Startec Global Communications Corporation President
and CEO, Ram Mukunda, was awarded the 1998 Greater Washington Entrepreneur of the Year in
the Communications category.
Sponsored by Ernst & Young, LLP, The Nasdaq Stock Market, The Washington Post, Holland &
Knight, LLP, First Union Bank, and Newstalk 630 WMAL Radio, Mr. Mukunda was presented with
the award from among a total of four finalists representing the communications industry.
''I started the business with one primary purpose: limit the staggering amounts that new immigrants
(my friends) spend trying to keep in touch with India. That simple goal became our corporate vision:
to help our customers span the distance between America and their homelands ... I am happy to say
that we are realizing that vision today ... '' said Mr. Mukunda, a first time nominee at this annual
event. Global Telesystems Group, Inc., Proxicom, Inc., Startec Global Communications Corp., and
Uucom Inc. were the four finalists representing the communications industry.
Startec Global Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: STGC - news) is a facilities- based
international long distance carrier, which markets its services to select ethnic U.S. residential
communities. The Company provides its services through a flexible network of owned and leased
transmission facilities, resale arrangements and a variety of operating agreements and termination
agreements, allowing the Company to terminate traffic worldwide.
For further information about Startec Global Communications Corporation, please see the
Company's SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1997, and Quarterly Report for the three months ended March 31, 1998.
SOURCE: Startec Global Communications Corporation
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